USERS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

users

noun

plural of user

as in addicts

a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally a person who started out as a user and is now a drug dealer as well

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Recent Examples of users Though iPhone users can dive in straight away, an Android app is still in development, the company says. — New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026 Social media users have copied and pasted a map of the geographic distribution of lactose tolerance originally published in the scientific journal Nature into racist chat threads on the online discussion forum 4chan. — Hilary Smith, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026 Other users pointed to another clue that the handset seen in the video was unlikely to be Netanyahu’s personal phone. — Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026 When dining out, many GLP-1 users seek out high-protein, low-calorie options with smaller or flexible portion sizes to meet their preferences and avoid side effects of the medication, nutrition experts say. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 Spyware — The iPhone Risk Spyware has targeted iPhone users many times in the past, with notable strains including NSO Group’s Pegasus, Coruna and Darksword. — Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Though the exact number of Polymarket users isn’t publicly disclosed, estimates indicate there are thousands of people that bet daily on the site. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 That presents a continuity conundrum for users entering the several miles of the High Line Canal trail that lie inside Cherry Hills Village. — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2026 Even then, DBSCs are turned on only for a limited set of users. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026

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addicts

Noun

Whether fighting or fueling it, the rage makes addicts of us all.

— Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Many ex-addicts turn to religion, exchanging one inflexible code for another; John’s own post-heroin spiritual exercises were omnivorous.

— Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

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